The Supervisory Board of German media and entertainment conglomerate Bertelsmann has announced a leadership change atop the company, with current Chairman and CEO Thomas Rabe stepping down at the end of his contract on December 31, 2026, after 15 years in the position, to be replaced by Thomas Coesfeld, the current CEO of music division BMG.
The 35-year-old Coesfeld has been CEO of BMG since 2023, taking over from Harwig Masuch who had relaunched the music division, and a member of the Bertelsma...

Gregg Nadel has been promoted to the newly created central role of President of A&R at Warner Records Group. Based in Los Angeles, he reports to Warner Records Group CEO & Co-Chairman Aaron Bay-Schuck.
Nadel, who has been with Warner Music Group for his entire 28-year career, was most recently Co-Chair & Co-President of Warner Music Nashville, now renamed Warner Records Nashville.
"Nadel’s appointment follows the recent announcement of the alignment between Warner Records UK and Wa...

Independent music company Position Music has signed singer, songwriter and artist Ally Nicholas to a global label deal. A Chicago native, Nicholas started recording songs in New York before relocating to Los Angeles where she worked with collaborator Diego Ferrera, Nicholas has amassed over 20 million streams with only a few singles. 'Killing', her first recording under the new deal has just been released by Position Music, distributed through Virgin Music Group.
“As an artist you hear a lot of...